Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak City of ghent, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 49 57.697 N,5 9.815 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.

 

1. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Andola
4. Andromeda
5. Arab
6. Ardgarry
7. Arvor
8. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Atlantis (possibly)
11. Atlantis (possibly)
12. Ballarat
13. Bamse (probably)
14. Bay of panama
15. Beatrice (possibly)
16. Bellucia
17. Ben asdale
18. Ben rein
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bjornvik (possibly)
21. Brest
22. Bretonne (probably)
23. Brigamara
24. Cape finisterre (probably)
25. Carmarthen
26. Caroline
27. Caroni river
28. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
29. Carpo (possibly)
30. Centurion (possibly)
31. Cieszyn
32. Citrine
33. City of corinth (possibly)
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Congener
38. Corvus
39. Cromdale
40. Cyrenian
41. Czar
42. Dispatch (possibly)
43. Epsilon
44. Erato
45. Eric calvert (possibly)
46. Eskdale
47. Eva (possibly)
48. Forde
49. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
50. Ganymede
51. Gap
52. Glendale
53. Godolphin
54. Grip (part of)
55. Gunvor
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hera
59. Hmml 380
60. Hms almond (after part)
61. Hms almond (bow part)
62. Hms anson
63. Hms brandlebas
64. Hms comet
65. Hms gloaming
66. Hms javelin (stern section)
67. Hms kurd
68. Hms lady of the isles
69. Hms primrose
70. Hms rinovia
71. Hms roche bonne
72. Hms torrent
73. Hmy sappho (possibly)
74. Hnlms brielle
75. Hockwold
76. Ilston
77. Jersey queen (possibly)
78. John
79. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
80. Juno
81. Karen marie
82. Kerris reed
83. Kilmaho
84. Krosfond
85. Kwester
86. La suippe
87. Lady cory-wright
88. Lady dalhousie
89. Le vieux tigre
90. Leander
91. Leon martin (part of)
92. Libourne
93. Loe bar wk
94. Lord snowden (probably)
95. Lorle (probably)
96. Lucent (possibly)
97. Lydie
98. Merle
99. Mervyn (possibly)
100. Mina cantiquin
101. Mitera marigo
102. Mohegan
103. Mosel
104. Mourne (probably)
105. N g petersen
106. Nanna (possibly)
107. Nile
108. Normand
109. Noya (possibly)
110. Nyassa
111. Ocklinge
112. Omer denise
113. Ospra
114. Pearl (possibly)
115. Penelope jane (possibly)
116. Pindos
117. Plantaganet
118. Poljames
119. Poljames
120. Ponthieu
121. Ponus
122. Port chalmers
123. Queen (possibly)
124. Reidar (possibly)
125. Rigmor (possibly)
126. Robert
127. Rock island bridge
128. Royal anne galley
129. Sabre of newquay
130. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
131. Schiedam
132. Secil japan (bow section)
133. Secil japan (stern section)
134. Spital
135. Spyridion vagliano
136. St anthony (possibly)
137. Stanwood
138. Twilight water
139. U 1018
140. U 399
141. U 95
142. Ub 106 (possibly)
143. Ub 112 (possibly)
144. Ub 128 (possibly)
145. Ub 86 (possibly)
146. Ub 97 (possibly)
147. Uc 66
148. Ula
149. Veritas
150. Vigrid (possibly)
151. Violet
152. Volnay
153. War tune
154. Westwood (possibly)
155. Wyndcliffe
156. Yewcroft
157. Zebra

 

Naam: CITY OF GHENT

Lengte 64.5 meter, breedte: 9.9 meter, diepgang: 3.7, tonnage 616 ton
Lading: ballast

Oorzaak: ex-dalkey castle. built in 1953 in lubeck. eight cylinder oil engine, single shaft. machinery aft. passage dublin for fowey. ran aground on rocks at pehn boar, near black head, on a dark evening in poor visibility. she refloated in a short time but was found to be making water which gave her a list to starboard. she drifted southward in a calm sea with her engines out of order. in response to radio messages a coastal command aircraft, the lifeboat and the mv 'anteriority' all made for the scene. the lifeboat was able to pick up the crew of 17 who had taken to the boats. when the vessel reached a list of 40degs the vessel turned over and sank. (r hobbs).

Jaar registratie: 1955

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 25 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 15 cm

Bekend sinds: 1955, laatst gedetecteerd: 2014

Details metingen/cartografie: H6686/55 28.11.55 SANK 073DEGS, 3.2M FROM LIZARD LT. (LANDS END RADIO, 15.11.55). INS AS NDW PA IN 495830N, 050718W. BR STD. 2.7.74 AMEND TO WK USC PA 28MTRS. NE 154. HH100/351/09 24.2.95 LIES UPSIDE DOWN. SUPERSTRUCTURE MAINLY FLATTENED. HULL INTACT. RUDDER IS THE HIGHEST POINT AT 495742N, 050949W [WGD]. CONSIDERED TO BE WK OF THE CITY OF GHENT. (S HOLYER, HN DTD 16.8.93). AMEND TO WK USC 20MTRS. BR STD. 29.6.00 NOT LOCATED BY E/S. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON). NCA. 15.8.01 POSN 4957.87N, 0509.75W USING DECCA. LOCATED A FEW YEARS AGO, COMPLETELY INVERTED, DIFFICULT TO FIND WITH ECHO SOUNDER ALONE. STANDS 3MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS [MLWN]. SEABED ROCK WITH A LITTLE SAND. (J ROSEVEARE EMAIL DTD 14.8.01) NCA. 12.12.02 [EUT] POSN: 4957.700N, 0509.820W. NE 154. SEP 2014/000153151 22.9.14 EXAM'D 21.7.14 IN 4957.697N, 0509.815W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.57 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, HT 4.53MTRS. LIES 015/195 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INVERTED. (MMT, HI 1455). INTACT, CENTRE PART COLLAPSED. AMEND WK 20.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 15.1.14 LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.76MTRS. (SDC BATHY, HI 1455). AMEND WK 20.7MTRS.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, INVERTED, CENTRE PART COLLAPSED

Positie: 49 57.697 N,5 9.815 W

 

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